McCain previously served as U. She is the widow of U. McCain was born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona , and is a daughter of wealthy beer distributor Jim Hensley. After receiving bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Southern California , she became a special education teacher.
She married John McCain in , and the couple moved to Arizona in , where her husband was elected to the United States Congress the following year and reelected five more times. The couple had three children together, in addition to adopting another.
From to , she founded and operated a nonprofit organization, the American Voluntary Medical Team, which organized trips by medical personnel to disaster-stricken or war-torn third-world areas. She participated in both of her husband's presidential campaigns and, in , drew both positive and negative scrutiny for her appearance, demeanor, wealth, spending habits, and financial obligations.
During the s, she became prominent in the fight against human trafficking. From until his death the following year, she dealt with her husband's battle against glioblastoma. McCain has remained visible in public life since then. While herself a Republican, she made a cross-party endorsement of Joe Biden in the United States presidential election.
Much of her tenure in that position focused on dealing with the β food crises largely caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the effects of climate change on agriculture. Hensley enrolled at the University of Southern California. Navy liaison officer to the United States Senate , and was accompanying a group of senators heading for China.
